East Stroudsburg woman faces DUI, resisting arrest charges

A Middle Smithfield Township woman shouted profanities at troopers, resisted arrest on driving-under-the-influence charges and hit a trooper with her arm, state police said.

Staff report

A Middle Smithfield Township woman shouted profanities at troopers, resisted arrest on driving-under-the-influence charges and hit a trooper with her arm, state police said.

Bernadette Ebert Johnson, 52, posted bail and will appear in district court at a future date after the alleged incident at the Mignosi Foodtown in Middle Smithfield Township.

Police responded Friday for a reported physical fight between two females and encountered Johnson in the store parking lot, an affidavit states. Showing signs of intoxication, Johnson told troopers she had walked to the store, but refused to answer further questions or submit to field sobriety tests and began shouting profanities at troopers.

When troopers moved to take Johnson into custody, she tried running, but was held in place, according to the affidavit. She continued shouting profanities while hitting a trooper in the chest with her arm.